Albert Kenny
Albert Kenny
Albert Kenny
1877-1948
1877-1948
National Hunt jockey Albert Henry Kenny was born in 1877 and rode a total of 36 winners during the early years of the 20th century without ever achieving a double-figure score for a season.
National Hunt jockey Albert Henry Kenny was born in 1877 and rode a total of 36 winners during the early years of the 20th century without ever achieving a double-figure score for a season.
He made his debut at Sandown Park on 11 February 1899, finishing unplaced on Miss Kellog in the simply-named Selling Handicap Hurdle. Sandown was also the venue for his first winner, 10-1 shot Chiselhampton, who won the even more simply-named Handicap Hurdle by three-quarters of a length on 26 October 1901, his only winner that year.
He made his debut at Sandown Park on 11 February 1899, finishing unplaced on Miss Kellog in the simply-named Selling Handicap Hurdle. Sandown was also the venue for his first winner, 10-1 shot Chiselhampton, who won the even more simply-named Handicap Hurdle by three-quarters of a length on 26 October 1901, his only winner that year.
Albert rode two winners in 1902 and then enjoyed his most successful year in 1903 with a score of eight. They included two doubles at Wye. The first, on 28 September, comprised a selling hurdle on Jack Hinton and a selling handicap chase on Mondaine, both 6-1 chances. The second, on 3 December, was instigated by Mondaine in the Folkestone Selling Chase and completed by Master Newby in the Ashford Selling Hurdle.
Albert rode two winners in 1902 and then enjoyed his most successful year in 1903 with a score of eight. They included two doubles at Wye. The first, on 28 September, comprised a selling hurdle on Jack Hinton and a selling handicap chase on Mondaine, both 6-1 chances. The second, on 3 December, was instigated by Mondaine in the Folkestone Selling Chase and completed by Master Newby in the Ashford Selling Hurdle.
He rode four winners in 1904 but never again won more than three races in a season until his final year in the saddle in 1920. He managed five wins that year, the last two coming at the Isle of Wight’s two-day fixture on 13 & 14 October. On the first day, he won the Yafford Chase on Tommy Hop, an eventful race in which only two of the five runners completed the course, with Tommy Hop besting Chatstone by 20 lengths. The following day, Tommy Hop and Chatstone met again in a match race for the Wootton Chase. This time, Tommy Hop beat Chatstone by 30 lengths to give Albert the last win of his career.
He rode four winners in 1904 but never again won more than three races in a season until his final year in the saddle in 1920. He managed five wins that year, the last two coming at the Isle of Wight’s two-day fixture on 13 & 14 October. On the first day, he won the Yafford Chase on Tommy Hop, an eventful race in which only two of the five runners completed the course, with Tommy Hop besting Chatstone by 20 lengths. The following day, Tommy Hop and Chatstone met again in a match race for the Wootton Chase. This time, Tommy Hop beat Chatstone by 30 lengths to give Albert the last win of his career.
He rode for the final time when finishing unplaced on Foxchaser in the Yatesbury Selling Hurdle at Newbury on 30 December 1920.
He rode for the final time when finishing unplaced on Foxchaser in the Yatesbury Selling Hurdle at Newbury on 30 December 1920.
Albert Kenny died in 1948.
Albert Kenny died in 1948.
Albert Kenny's double at Wye, 28 September 1903